Year 3 had a fantastic time learning more about the Ancient Egyptians with ‘That History Bloke’. We found out more about pharaohs and the clothes they wore. We then enjoyed learning about mumification and practised wrapping each other in bandages. We then wrote our names using hieroglyphics and played an Ancient Egyptian game.
On Wednesday 6th May, Year 5 were visited by Ben (Zeus) from Past Productions and we learned all about the Greeks! We found out about some of the differences between Athens and Sparta and how life for men and women was different. We learned about some Greek myths and then prepared and performed a play to tell the story which was great fun! We discovered that the Olympics were called the Athenian Games originally and then we took part in our own mini Olympic games! After lunch, we wrote persuasive letters in role as Greek characters linked to the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur. We then used all of the work that we had done to design and make our own Greek plate that showed a traditional Greek theme – the end results were fantastic! Finally, we ended the day with a quiz to show how much we had learned, which was loads!
In Year 5, our DT topic for the first summer half term was to research and make a healthy Bolognese. We found out about the ingredients, from farm to fork and then we looked at how we could alter a traditional recipe to make it healthier. We prepared and added lots of vegetables including onions, peppers, courgettes, carrots, celery and mushrooms into the sauce and mixed it with tomato puree, garlic, chopped tomatoes and passata. Once it had cooked down, we blended it with a hand blender to make the sauce nice and smooth. After pan frying some lean minced beef, we added the sauce and let it simmer for ½ hour. We then boiled some penne pasta and mixed it all together. The final addition was a sprinkling of parmesan (for those who wanted it) before the big taste test. The Everyone loved it and even came back for seconds!
Year 4 had a fabulous day finding out all about the ancient Maya.
We learned how to count to ten with actions in Mayan.
We carried out drama sketches about different parts of Mayan civilisation.
We looked at different artefacts.
We took part in a quiz to remember all the facts learned.
Year 3 children investigated shadows with Katie from Science Buddies. We created shadow puppets and investigated how to change the size of a shadow. We also found that we could not change the colour of a shadow.
As part of comic relief we encouraged the children to come to school with crazy hair!
During World Book Day pupils took part in a competition where they had to create a World Book Day voucher. They were given the challenge of creating a bold, eye-catching gift card design that celebrated their interests and showed how books can help you to explore ideas, spark imagination and go further through reading.
Come join us at Biddick Family Hub for our Little Inventors Workshops on Wednesday 8th April 1.30pm – 3.00pm
Join Little Inventors for an educational and fun workshop where families can work together to help us build a better future for our oceans through creativity and innovation.
We need your creative minds to help us overcome the toll that human factors like overpopulation, travel, noise and industrialisation are having on life beneath the waves.
Little Inventors believes that everybody, young and old, have great ideas which can change the world – especially when they work together. This workshop is the perfect opportunity to learn more about our oceans and explore how your brilliant thinking can help build a better future.
Telephone 0191 423 4980 to book your place.
Togetherness is an online learning environment developed by psychologists and health practitioners providing accessible learning about emotional health and wellbeing, proven to positively impact mental health, behaviour and relationships.
We’re delighted to share some helpful resources for parents experiencing all the big emotions of growing children. TOGETHERNESS, the NHS emotional health digital learning hub, is funded for families in South Tyneside. Your family has FREE access to expert learning
about childhood development, wellbeing, brain changes, and much more to help you to connect with your children. Families signing up to the Togetherness platform will gain lifelong access to the platform with the free access code ‘FOREVERYFAMILY’.
Here’s a quick round up of what we think is great on Togetherness to help your children thrive.
